| We've entered the era of hybrid work, which is a combination of on-site work and remote work, and I gotta say, it's literally the worst of both worlds. The benefits of on-site work are that you see people face-to-face and run into people in the hallway for impromptu chats. The benefits of remote work are that you can concentrate distraction-free while not wearing pants. Hybrid work, as it's currently implemented, is left to the worker to decide how to manage their on-site and remote days. So some people choose to be in the office Monday and Wednesday; other people choose Tuesday and Thursday, etc. What this means is that on any given day you're in the office, you have absolutely no guarantee that the people you want to see will be there. Which means that not only is your presence completely wasted, you're also working in a distracting office and you had to put on pants to do so. And to get in contact with people, you have to call or message them anyway, which is the exact same thing you would've done if you weren't in the office. #business |